Incorporating freeze-dried food into your emergency plan is a good idea, and though it might seem expensive at first, in the long run it could actually save you more money—because you’ll also have the peace of mind to go with it. Why Freeze-Dried Food? Many food storage companies studied preserving foods without lessening flavor. Freeze-dried… Continue Reading
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Sacrifice and Consecration
I’m pleased to have been invited to contribute to this blog. I write doctrinal books on Gospel Doctrine topics, and will be sharing with you from time to time. This week, I thought you might be interested to know the difference between sacrifice and consecration. They are related, but not the same. In February 1831,… Continue Reading
Surround Yourself with Positive Energy
I find myself being negative this time of the year. The snow is still hanging around—black and dirty. The grass is dead and there’s a definite chill in the air. What I need is a good shot of positive energy. I look around me again. This time I see crocuses and tulips beginning to push… Continue Reading
New Videos Help Sisters Prepare to Serve Missions
With sisters being allowed to serve two years earlier, there are now thousands of young women preparing to serve full-time missions. In addition, lowering the age from 19 to 18 for young men to enter the mission field has also created an increase in new missionaries and added interest in preparation. The other day I… Continue Reading
Why is it Important to Use Freeze-Dried Food?
Have you ever wondered if there is any benefit to using freeze-dried food in your emergency storage? Well, the answer is yes! Here’s is a handy infographic that shows the benefits of freeze-dried food and why you should consider it. Some of the benefits of freeze-dried food are: Longer Shelf Life Freeze dried food has… Continue Reading
How Much Food Storage Does Your Family Need?
Preparing for emergency situations includes keeping enough extra food around your house to minimize the effects of the emergency. Emergencies that require long term food storage include floods, earthquakes, fires, tornadoes and other disasters. When planning emergency meals, you should follow a few simple rules to make sure there is enough to adequately feed… Continue Reading
Our LDS Christian Heritage
Are Mormons Christian? Mormons cannot help but note the incongruity in that statement. Early missionary efforts brought astounding results because they carried the message of the restored Christian church. In England when Wilford Woodruff met the Benbows and their United Brethren, he had no idea the large numbers of people prepared to receive the message.… Continue Reading
Regrets
President Uchtdorf’s recent General Conference talk on regrets brought to mind the memory of a dear cousin that committed suicide several years ago. We lived next door to each other growing up. We played dolls, had ice cream parties in the back yard, read the same books, and had sleep-overs. As we grew up, our… Continue Reading
The Seasons Change–In Nature and In Life
Summer is at its end. I got up this morning and saw numbers on my thermometer that I haven’t seen in quite a while. It made me wonder, momentarily anyway, if I knew where my fuzzy slippers were. As a California girl, the end of summer always makes me a little sad. Despite more… Continue Reading
Back to School: Quiet Time
It’s quiet here. No TV, no computer games, no one rummaging through the refrigerator. It’s almost too quiet. Even the critters are quiet this morning. It’s almost as if they know something has changed. It has. It’s the first day of school. No more sleeping late, no more lazy breakfasts, no more lying around all… Continue Reading